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var queryEmployerBPF = new QueryExpression
                {
                    EntityName = "workflow",
                    ColumnSet = new ColumnSet(true),
                    Criteria = new FilterExpression
                    {
                        Conditions =
                        {
                            new ConditionExpression
                            {
                                AttributeName = "uniquename",
                                Operator = ConditionOperator.Equal,
                                Values = { "crf10_employerflow" }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                };
                var retrievedBPF = ConnectionManager.CrmService.RetrieveMultiple(queryEmployerBPF).Entities[0];
                var _bpfId = retrievedBPF.Id;

var queryPS = new QueryExpression{
EntityName = "processstage",
ColumnSet = new ColumnSet(true),
Criteria = new FilterExpression{
Conditions ={
new ConditionExpression{
AttributeName = "processid",
Operator = ConditionOperator.Equal,
Values={ _bpfId }
}
}
}
};

            Entity entEmployer = new Entity("crf10_employer");
            entEmployer["crf10_name"] = "BPF Test";
            //entEmployer["processid"] = Guid.Empty;
            var violationID = ConnectionManager.CrmService.Create(entEmployer);

                var procOpp2Req = new RetrieveProcessInstancesRequest
                {
                    EntityId = violationID,
                    EntityLogicalName = "crf10_employer"
                };

                var procOpp2Resp = (RetrieveProcessInstancesResponse)ConnectionManager.CrmService.Execute(procOpp2Req);

// Declare variables to store values returned in response
                int processCount = procOpp2Resp.Processes.Entities.Count;
                var activeProcessInstance = procOpp2Resp.Processes.Entities[0]; // First record is the active process instance
                var _processOpp2Id = activeProcessInstance.Id; // Id of the active process instance, which will be used

                // Retrieve the process instance record to update its active stage
                ColumnSet cols1 = new ColumnSet();
                cols1.AddColumn("activestageid");
                Entity retrievedProcessInstance = ConnectionManager.CrmService.Retrieve("crf10_employerflow", _processOpp2Id, cols1);

                // Update the stage to 'Experience' by passing GUID (i.e.,"05aeaf03-e135-40ac-8ae7-cafc7d746a02") 
                retrievedProcessInstance["activestageid"] = new EntityReference("processstage", new Guid("05aeaf03-e135-40ac-8ae7-cafc7d746a02"));
                ConnectionManager.CrmService.Update(retrievedProcessInstance);

                var queryEmployerBPF = new QueryExpression
                {
                    EntityName = "workflow",
                    ColumnSet = new ColumnSet(true),
                    Criteria = new FilterExpression
                    {
                        Conditions =
                        {
                            new ConditionExpression
                            {
                                AttributeName = "uniquename",
                                Operator = ConditionOperator.Equal,
                                Values = { "crf10_employerflow" }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                };
                var retrievedBPF = ConnectionManager.CrmService.RetrieveMultiple(queryEmployerBPF).Entities[0];
                var _bpfId = retrievedBPF.Id;

                var queryPS = new QueryExpression
                {
                    EntityName = "processstage",
                    ColumnSet = new ColumnSet(true),
                    Criteria = new FilterExpression
                    {
                        Conditions =
                        {
                            new ConditionExpression
                            {
                                AttributeName = "processid",
                                Operator = ConditionOperator.Equal,
                                Values={ _bpfId }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                };
                var retrievedPS = ConnectionManager.CrmService.RetrieveMultiple(queryPS);
// Copy the Stage GUID's using below loop.
                foreach (var stage in retrievedPS.Entities)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine($"Stage Name : {stage["stagename"]}");
                    Console.WriteLine($"Stage ID : {stage["processstageid"]}");
                }
//Create 'Employer' record
                var entEmployer = new Entity("crf10_employer");
                entEmployer["crf10_name"] = "BPF Test";
                //entEmployer["processid"] = Guid.Empty;
                var violationID = ConnectionManager.CrmService.Create(entEmployer);

                var procOpp2Req = new RetrieveProcessInstancesRequest
                {
                    EntityId = violationID,
                    EntityLogicalName = "crf10_employer"
                };

                var procOpp2Resp = (RetrieveProcessInstancesResponse)ConnectionManager.CrmService.Execute(procOpp2Req);

                // Declare variables to store values returned in response
                int processCount = procOpp2Resp.Processes.Entities.Count;
                var activeProcessInstance = procOpp2Resp.Processes.Entities[0]; // First record is the active process instance
                var _processOpp2Id = activeProcessInstance.Id; // Id of the active process instance, which will be used

                // Retrieve the process instance record to update its active stage
                var cols1 = new ColumnSet();
                cols1.AddColumn("activestageid");
                var retrievedProcessInstance = ConnectionManager.CrmService.Retrieve("crf10_employerflow", _processOpp2Id, cols1);

                // Update the stage to 'Experience' by passing GUID (i.e.,"05aeaf03-e135-40ac-8ae7-cafc7d746a02") 
                retrievedProcessInstance["activestageid"] = new EntityReference("processstage", new Guid("05aeaf03-e135-40ac-8ae7-cafc7d746a02"));
                ConnectionManager.CrmService.Update(retrievedProcessInstance);